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ICAO Inter-regional SAR Workshop 2016

Search and Rescue Library for

Rescue Coordination Centers

Dave Edwards

U. S. Coast Guard

Chairman ICAO/International Maritime

Organization Joint Working Group on SAR

(ICAO/IMO JWG)

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International Aeronautical and Maritime

Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual

International harmonization of aeronautical and maritime SAR organization, procedures, equipment and terminology

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- ICAO Annex 12 – Search and Rescue

- IMO SAR Convention

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ICAO Annex to Chicago Convention (Standards and Recommended Practices)

19 annexes to the Chicago Convention

Important SAR content in parts of many annexes (at least Annex 6, 10, 11 and 12)

Hold at least Annex 12

Not appropriate to make extracts

ICAO/IMO JWG to propose which parts of the Annexes are relevant to RCCs (September 2016)

Obtain access to ICAO secure web site which hold such documents/publications

State’s ICAO Portal State Group Manager

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Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 5

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Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 5

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ICAO Regional Air Navigation Plan

(eANP)

Volume I :

•Part VI – Search and Rescue (SAR)

•Table SAR I-1 SAR region coordinates (Note:

SAR region typically associated with the lower flight information region (FIR)

Volume II: dynamic plan elements

•Part VI – Search and Rescue (SAR)

•Table SAR II-1 SAR Facilities [in the region]

Volume III: dynamic/flexible plan elements

Available on ICAO Region Office website:

[http://www.icao.int/APAC/Pages/APAC-eANP.aspx)]

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IMO Circular on documents to be held by an RCC

ICAO: http://www.icao.int/publications/Pages/catalogue.aspx

IMO: http://www.imo.org/Publications/Pages/Home.aspx

IMRF : www.international-maritime-rescue.org: click on the ‘IMO Documents’ link

•IAMSAR Manual Volume III (good to have Volume II)

•ICAO Annex 12

•IMO SAR Convention

•Access to your ICAO Region eANP

•Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 5, GMDSS

•Some of those recommended in the IMO Circular

•Your national and agencies documents

Get the documents (copy or online) and

publications that you can and be quick to ask for assistance from other agencies and States.

Edwards’ Short List, Unofficial but…

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Thank you for your aeronautical and

maritime cooperation and

coordination…and sharing of documents